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HCR 1014

Resolution; light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ellyn Hefner and 1 co-sponsor

Expresses Oklahoma's concern about light pollution and urges voluntary dimming/off of outdoor lights during peak bird migration to reduce fatalities; nonbinding, no new law.

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Bill Summary · HCR 1014

Summary — HCR 1014 (2025)

Resolution: light pollution; bird mortality; encouraging Oklahomans to turn off lights during peak migration

Purpose and intent

HCR 1014 is a concurrent resolution expressing the Legislature’s concern about bird mortality associated with artificial nighttime lighting and encouraging individuals, businesses, and public entities in Oklahoma to reduce or turn off unnecessary lighting during peak bird migration periods. The resolution aims to raise public awareness of light pollution’s effects on migratory birds and to promote voluntary steps that can reduce collisions and disorientation.

Key provisions

  • Declares the Legislature’s recognition of the link between nighttime lighting and increased bird mortality during migration.
  • Encourages Oklahomans — including residents, commercial property owners, building managers, and government agencies — to voluntarily reduce or turn off outdoor and unnecessary indoor lighting during peak migration periods.
  • Urges the adoption of light-management practices (e.g., dimming, shielding, eliminating nonessential lighting at night) to minimize disorienting or attractive light sources for migrating birds.
  • Calls for public awareness and voluntary participation rather than creating enforceable requirements or funding mandates.

Note: As a concurrent resolution, HCR 1014 does not establish new law, regulatory obligations, or funding; it is an expression of legislative intent and encouragement.

Who is affected

  • Voluntary target audiences: private residents, commercial and residential building owners/managers, municipal and state agencies, and community organizations.
  • No direct regulatory or fiscal impact on state programs because the resolution is nonbinding.

Procedural status and timeline

  • Introduced: April 17, 2025 (Authored by Representatives Hefner and Archer; Senator Nice is the principal Senate author)
  • House action: Adopted by the House and referred for engrossment — April 22, 2025
  • Engrossed and sent to Senate — April 23, 2025
  • Senate: First Reading — April 23, 2025
  • Current status: Pending further consideration in the Oklahoma Senate

Potential impact

  • Raises awareness about light pollution and bird conservation across the state.
  • Encourages voluntary, low-cost actions that can reduce bird collisions (e.g., temporary lights-out programs during spring and fall migration), with potential co-benefits of energy savings and reduced light pollution.
  • Because it is nonbinding, the resolution relies on voluntary compliance and community outreach to achieve practical effects. If adopted by both chambers, it may spur local initiatives, partnerships with conservation groups, or municipal policies addressing nighttime lighting practices.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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